Faucet.



W. S. BRIDGES.

FAUCET. APPLICATION FILED MAYIZG, 11115.

Patented May 2, 1916.

WALTER S. BRIDGES, OF GHICAGC, ILLINOIS.

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Application filed May 26, 1915. Serial No. 30,579.

To all whom it may con ern Be it known that I, WALTER S; Bnmons, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and usefulTmprovements in'Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to faucets which are designed to deliver hot and cold water, or a mixture of both, and its object is to provide a faucetof this kind which is very simple in construction, and which can be operated to supply water to two adjacent basins, tubs or other receptacles, by mounting the faucet therebetween.

The invention also has for its object to provide a faucet which is not liable to leakage and which requires no packing washers or similar devices. j

The objects stated are attained by means of a novel combination and-arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and 'in order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to "the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 is a vertical section of thefaucet, and Fig.2 is a horizontal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

. in the form of a screw plug 10.

the casing is open,

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes the casing or barrel of the faucet, the same being cylindrical and having-inits side two inlet ports 6 and 7, respectively, Which have suitable supply connections 8 and 9, respectively. 'One of these ports is for hot water and the other for cold water;

ttom, and to The casing is closed at the ho closure its upper end is applied a removable -Tn the; casing 5 is rotatably mounted a cylindrical valve 11 which seats between the closed end of the casing and the screw plug 10. The end of the valve cylinder whichseats on the closed end or bottom of and its opposite end has a wall 12 closing said end, From this wall 12 extends inward a tube 13 which'is located centrally within the valve cylinder and extends down as far as the open end thereof to seat against the bottomof the valve casing, this end of the tube, however, being closed. The tube 13 is integral with the wall 12, andfrom the latter "also" extends outward a tube 14 which is in line with and" communicates with the tube 13. The plug 10 has a central opening through which the tube 14 extends, and on the outside of the plug saidtube'hasan outlet spout 15. The valvecylinder 11, its'wall 12, and the tubes 13 and llsai'eall'integral."

Fro1nthe bottom of the valvecasing 5 rises an integral annular wall 16 which fits 1n the space between the inside of the valve cylinder 11 and the outside of the tube 13. Th s wall extends tothe end wall 12 and is in contact at its upper end with the inner surface of said wall.

"The valve cylinder 11 and the tube '13 have ports 17 and 18, respectively, said ports being in alinement and in the plane of the inlet ports 6 and 7. The wall 16has a port 19 located between the ports 1'? and 1S and in communication with both of said ports. The port 19 is wider 17 so that the latter port will remain in communication with the former when the valve is rotated tolbring said port opposite either inlet port. The valve cylinder also has a port 20 which is diametrically opposite the port 17, and the tube '13 has a corresponding port '21. This arrangement of double ports enables the valve to be used to supply two basins,laundry tubs or other receptacles, 22 and 23, respectively, the valve being mounted therebetween. lVhen the valve is in the full line position shown in Fig. 1, the'basin 22 will be supplied if the valve is'turned to bring the port 17 into regthan the port istry with the inlet ports 6 or? the flow being through the ports 17, 19, and 18, and from the latter into the tube 13 and out of the same through thetube laand the nozzle 15. Upon" swinging the valve to the dotted position shown' in Fig. 1, the'ports 20 and 21 are brought opposite the inlet ports and the port- 19 ,and a hot or cold water supply may be obtained by properly turning the valve to bringthe port'20 into registry with the required inlet port. A mixture of hot and cold water can also beobtained for either basin by bringing the valve ports to a position where they partly lap bothinlet ports. The valve structure, with the wall 16, effectually preventleakage, and packings, washers or similardevices' are not required.

, While the preferred embodiment of the in vention has been shown, it will be evident that various modifications may be made ,jfwithout' a departure from the spirit or scope of "the invention as claimed I claim:

1. A faucet comprising a casing closed at one end and having a side inlet, a closure for the other end of the casing, a rotatable cylindrical valve in the casing, said valve beingopen at one end and said end seating on the closed end of the casing, a wall closing the other end of the valve and seating against the aforesaid casing closure, communicating tubes extending from opposite sides of the aforesaid wall, one of said tubes passing through the casing closure and having an outlet, and the other tube extending into the casing and being surrounded by the valve, the outer "end of the last-mentioned tube being closed and seating on the closed end of the casing, a wall extending from the closed end of the easing into the s ace between the inside of the valve and the outside of the last-mentioned tube, and to the first-mentioned wall, ports in the valve and the second-mentioned tube, the valve port being in the plane of the casing inlet, and a port in the second-mentioned wall, said port being in communication with the ,ports of the valve and the second-mentioned tube.

2. A faucet comprising a casing closed at one end and having side inlets, a closure for the other end of the casing, a rotatable cylindrical valve in thecasing, said valve being oflpenat one end and said end seating on the closed end of the casing, a wall closing the other end of. the valve and seating against the aforesaid casingclosure, communicating tubes extending from opposite sides of the aforesaid wall, one of said tubes passing through the casing closure and having an outlet, and the other tube extending into the casing and being surrounded by the valve, the outer end of the last-mentioned tube being closed and seating on the closed end of the casing, a wall extending from the closed end of the casing into the space between the inside of the valve and the outside of the last-mentioned tube, and to the firstmentioned wall, ports in the valve and the second-mentioned tube, the valve port being in the plane of the casing inlet, and a port in the second-mentioned wall, said port being in communication with the ports of the valve and the second-mentioned tube, and its width being greater than the valve port to lap said port in either position relative to the casing inlets.

3. A faucet comprising a casing provided with an inlet and having an annular wall spaced from its side. said wall having'a port. a cylindrical rotatable valve in the casing Copies of this patent may be obtained for on the outside of the annular wall, said valve having a port in the plane of the casing inlet and the port of the wall, a tube extending inward from the valve and surrounded by the annular wall, said tube having a port in the plane of the port of said Wall, and an outlet tube on the valve in communication with the aforesaid tube.

4. A faucet comprising a casing provided with inlets and having an annular wall spaced from its side, said wallhavin'g a port, a cylindrical rotatable valve in the {casing on the outside of the annular wall,'said valve having a port in the plane of the casing inlet and the port of the wall, a tube extend ing inward from the valve and surrounded by the annular wall, said tube having a port in the plane of the port of said wall, and an outlet tube on the valve in communication with the aforesaid tube, 'the wi'dth ofjthe aforesaid wall port being greater than the valve port to lap said port in eitherposition relative to the casing inlets. e y

A faucet comprising a casing provided with an inlet and having an annular wall spaced from its side, said wall having a port, a cylindrical rotatable valve in the casing on the outside of the annular wall, said valve having diametrically opposite ports in the plane of the casing inlet and the port of'the wall, a tube extending inward from the valve andsurrounded by the annular wall, said tube having liametrically opposite ports in the plane of the port of said wall, and an outlet tube on the valve in communication with the aforesaid tube.

6. A faucet comprising a casing provided with inlets and having an annular wall spaced from its side, said wall having a port, a cylindrical rotatable valve in the casing on the outside of the annular wall, said valve havingdiametrically opposite ports in the plane of the casing inletand the port of the wall, a tube extending inward from the valve and surrounded by the annular wall, said tube having diametrically opposite ports in the plane of the port of said wall, and an outlet tube on the valve in communication with the aforesaid tube, the width of the aforesaid wall port being greater than the valve port to lap said port in either position relative to the casing inlets.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of -two witnesses.

H WALTER S. BRIDGES. Witnesses:

S. J LEHRER,

H. G. BATCHE'LO'R.

five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

